A Moroccan boxer has been arrested for sexually assaulting two cleaners in the athlete's village.
Replacing the rainforest?BigMac said:The Forest of Athletes, I like that. Good idea.
I'm catching some water polo right now - lots of barely dressed, yummy looking men to look at. Can't complain about that.Valv.Piti said:So what are people gonna follow?
The fact that they're just fighting on that small strip always seemed silly for me, that eliminates all the lateral footwork that you could use to create angles, I'd have them compete on something like a wrestling mat, fencing without any lateral movement is just bs and not very realistic.SeriousSam said:I usually take a look at the fencing but always leave disappointed that it isn't Hollywood sword fighting. You can't even really tell who hits who first.
Mayomaniac said:The fact that they're just fighting on that small strip always seemed silly for me, that eliminates all the lateral footwork that you could use to create angles, I'd have them compete on something like a wrestling mat, fencing without any lateral movement is just bs and not very realistic.SeriousSam said:I usually take a look at the fencing but always leave disappointed that it isn't Hollywood sword fighting. You can't even really tell who hits who first.
Alpe d'Huez said:Fencing should be a a set that's built to look like a pirate ship, with all sorts of obstacles the athletes need to work their way around, or make use of. Plus, with modern technology, they could stick cameras all over the place, and play parts of it back in super slow motion, so you could better see if someone got touched or not.
Too much regular US TV focuses on swimming, gymnastics and T&F (athletics), and mostly US athletes. You have to dig around to find more than a few seconds of other events usually.
To NBC's credit, Tom Brokaw did a great segment on the Amazon river. It was like watching a little documentary.
Alpe d'Huez said:Fencing should be a a set that's built to look like a pirate ship, with all sorts of obstacles the athletes need to work their way around, or make use of. Plus, with modern technology, they could stick cameras all over the place, and play parts of it back in super slow motion, so you could better see if someone got touched or not.